Funding your studies with a scholarship or bursary

You may be able to partly or fully fund the costs of your study with a bursary or scholarship. You can usually use these alongside student loans and you don’t have to pay them back.

Whether you can get a scholarship or bursary depends on your circumstances. So they aren’t available to everyone.

These are the scholarships and bursaries we currently offer to University of Portsmouth students.

University of Portsmouth Bursary – £750 a year

You’ll get this bursary of £750 a year if you’re a full-time undergraduate student from England and your household income is less than £25,000 a year.

You can’t get this bursary if a sponsor (such as an employer or NHS organisation) is paying all or some of your tuition fees.

No need to apply

You don’t need to apply for this bursary. We’ll check if you’re eligible for it once you’ve applied to Student Finance England for income-based support and it has verified your household income.

On your Student Finance England application, you just need to make sure:

you’ve said you'll be studying at the University of Portsmouth

you (and your parents or partner) have given your consent to share your information with the University

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship - £1000

If you receive an Unconditional Offer from us and meet or exceed your predicted grades, you'll automatically be eligible for our £1000 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship.

The Vice-Chancellors' Scholarship is open to students from the UK and EU.

No need to apply

You don’t need to apply for this scholarship. We’ll check if you’re eligible for it once you’ve received your results.

When I was awarded the Scholarship it felt like all the work I had put in to get good grades and to get into university had paid off, and that I was being rewarded for it. But also it meant that I wouldn't have to worry about money when supporting myself at university. I spent the money that I got from the Scholarship on a new computer to help me with my studies.

Caitlin Caffry, BSc (Hons) Criminology with Psychology

Care Leavers and Foyer Residents Bursary – £1700

You could get this £1,700 bursary if you’re a full-time undergraduate UK student and one of the following applies:

you’ve spent a significant time in care, some of which was in your teens

you’ve lived in sheltered accommodation or a Foyer Federation for reasons related to your physical or mental wellbeing

This bursary isn't based on your income.

How to apply

Contact our Student Finance Centre to find out if you’re eligible for this bursary.

How to apply for the Greenwich Hospital Bursary

Healthcare courses

NHS bursaries aren’t available any more. But you could get financial help with childcare and placement travel costs if you’re doing a course that leads to registration as an NHS professional from the NHS Learning Support Fund.